Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is

14.1° C

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 4AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNE 4	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 19	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17
Wave Graph
kJ	28	20	19	13	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	4	12	12	13	13	13	28	27	26	25	24	24	24
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	7:19PM1.97m				7:31AM1.85m				8:11PM2.03m				8:26AM1.86m					9:01PM2.04m				9:19AM1.85m
Low Tide			1:19AM0.32m				1:37PM0.12m				2:17AM0.28m				2:29PM0.09m					3:11AM0.24m				3:21PM0.11m


	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	11	10	11	13	14	14	13	12	11	12	12	13	15	14	13	11	11	11	11	13	15	12
Feels °C	12	11	10	8	10	11	12	13	12	10	10	11	10	10	12	11	9	8	8	8	8	9	11	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 19	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17
kJ	28	20	19	13	8	8	8	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	13	13	13	28	27	26	25	24	24	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	E 12	E 12	N 4	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	—	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	12	12	1	4	4	4	1	1	2	—	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 4	E 19	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	NE 10	—	—
kJ	2	2	2	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	2	4	4	4	1	7	—	12	3	12	4	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 2	W 3	SW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	3	4	3	3	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Opoutere Beach Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	4	4	1	1	5	5	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	85	120	127	121	121	187	188	149	149	149	149	186	186	166	166	59	59	63	59	59	59	37	32	32
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach																						Waihi Beach	Waihi Beach
Rating (10 max)	1																						1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	5	6	5	5	2	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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